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Pac-12 basketball coaches, not happy that some road trips extended to six days last season, discussed the matter with conference officials, along with representatives from ESPN, Fox Sports and the Pac-12 Networks on Wednesday.

Though most of the conversation at this week's Pac-12 spring meetings at the Arizona Biltmore focused on football, one basketball discussion might provoke change: conference scheduling.

Not long ago, Pac-12 teams mostly played on Thursdays and Saturdays, which made for a set schedule and easier road trips. A team that played at Washington on Thursday, visited Washington State on Saturday, then headed home Sunday.

But the Pac-12's new television deal, along with the startup of the Pac-12 Networks, altered this model. Arizona State, for example, last season played at Colorado on Wednesday and then at Utah on Sunday, making for a long six-day trip. Arizona did the same, only in reverse.

Another issue: Late in the season, ASU played California at home on a Saturday then had to leave campus Monday for a Tuesday game at Oregon. UA did something similar, playing Sunday and heading out Tuesday for a contest at Oregon State.

Coaches on Wednesday discussed the matter with conference officials, along with representatives from ESPN, Fox Sports and the Pac-12 Networks.

"It's one of the things we're looking at, being able to maybe get our hands around that so that none of us really have those weeklong road trips during conference season, because I don't think that's fair for our players, Number 1, and if you look big picture, the development of our team," UA coach Sean Miller said.

Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said the conference's television deals have brought in added revenue and exposure, but in doing so conference games have had to shift to different days.

"We're not going to radically change our scheduling approach, but there is room for some tweaking here and there," he said.

Championship game

A big reason the Pac-12 might move the conference football title game to a neutral location: Levi's Stadium, the new home of the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif.

Scott said the stadium's opening has generated a buzz comparable to when Cowboys Stadium (now AT&T Stadium) opened in Texas.

"It was a place teams wanted to play, fans wanted to go to," he said. "There was a bit of a 'gee-whiz' factor about it."

Scott this week discussed the possible move with conference coaches and athletic directors. Reaction was mixed. For its first three seasons, the Pac-12 title game has been held on campus. Last year ASU hosted the event at Sun Devil Stadium, attracting 69,535 in a 38-14 loss to Stanford.

Scott said a decision to move the game likely would have to be made soon. The conference presidents and chancellors could vote on the topic when they meet June 6-7 in Newport Beach, Calif.

Shot clock reduction?

There's been talk — nothing more — of college basketball moving closer to the NBA's 24-second shot clock.

The sport currently uses a 35-second shot clock. Of the Pac-12 coaches I spoke with this week, most were in favor of reducing the clock a few ticks.

"I wouldn't mind that,'' ASU's Herb Sendek said. "I like a lot of the NBA rules. Maybe before you go with 24, you go to 30. Maybe that's a starting point."

Added UA's Miller: "Thirty would make the game even better. Twenty-four is a completely different game — that's drastic — but moving it toward 30 would be great."

Briefly

— The Pac-12's stance on student-athlete compensation: "We are completely for doing more for student-athletes, providing them more support but not going beyond the cost of attendance, not paying them salaries, not compensating them as professionals,'' Scott said.

— Dana Altman was the only Pac-12 basketball coach who did not attend the meetings.

As of Wednesday, the Oregon basketball coach had not answered questions regarding a rape investigation involving three of his players. The athletes have not been charged.

"I've been monitoring it very closely,'' Scott said. "I've been in touch with the university and certainly feel they're handling it with appropriate seriousness and handling it the right way."

— UA's Miller, on the possibility of increasing the NBA age limit: "If we had the opportunity to have our players for (two years) — I think it's unrealistic to ever expect three — I think almost all parties would benefit. And if that means it's an age limit instead of saying 'two years of school,' I think a lot of us would be for it."

— Scott said the Pac-12 continues to have discussions with DirecTV regarding the Pac-12 Networks, but no resolution is imminent.

Contact Doug Haller at doug.haller@arizonarepublic.com or at 602-444-4949. Follow him at Twitter.com/DougHaller.